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assumed 'ABSPATH' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /home/touchmob/crazyleafdesign.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2 [22-May-2026 13:37:13 America/Chicago] PHP Warning: require_once(ABSPATHwp-admin/includes/upgrade.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/touchmob/crazyleafdesign.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2 [22-May-2026 13:37:13 America/Chicago] PHP Fatal error: require_once(): Failed opening required 'ABSPATHwp-admin/includes/upgrade.php' (include_path='.:/opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/usr/share/pear') in /home/touchmob/crazyleafdesign.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2 {"id":26922,"date":"2018-06-24T03:21:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-23T19:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/?p=26922"},"modified":"2018-06-24T03:21:00","modified_gmt":"2018-06-23T19:21:00","slug":"10-seo-tips-for-new-bloggers-thatll-increase-your-blogs-traffic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/10-seo-tips-for-new-bloggers-thatll-increase-your-blogs-traffic\/","title":{"rendered":"10 SEO Tips for New Bloggers That’ll Increase Your Blog’s Traffic"},"content":{"rendered":"
Are you looking to build your brand or business through your website’s blog?<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Did you know that over <\/span>400 million people view blog posts<\/span><\/a> each month and businesses with blogs receive 55% more traffic than companies without?<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Blogging can be lucrative, but with high competition and algorithms that constantly evolve, it’s tough for new bloggers to stand out!<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Read on to learn 10 SEO tips that will help you increase your traffic!<\/span><\/p>\n Don’t plan your blog posts recklessly.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Before you decide on topics and keywords, spend time doing proper keyword research to know what your target audience is searching for.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n There are a number of keyword research tools, including Google’s Keyword Planner, that can help you accomplish this task.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Focus on metrics such as search volume, clicks, return rate, and keyword difficulty. Put together a spreadsheet or word document of viable keyword candidates for future use.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n As you’re researching, don’t forget to consider long tail keywords. While these might have lower search volume, people using these keywords will have a higher purchase intent!<\/span><\/p>\n No need to hit creative roadblocks on your blog.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you’re wondering how to get traffic to your blog, mixing up your content is an SEO tactic to test out.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Consider using images, videos, and infographics in your blog posts.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Vary the length of your blog posts! Longer content will allow you to educate and inform your audience better than short 500-word posts!<\/span><\/p>\n To really build a loyal blog audience, branding and posting consistency is crucial.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n For starters, make sure you <\/span>choose a website design<\/span><\/a> that matches your niche, your logo, and your brand colors. Doing so will help establish a recognizable image that your audience will remember over time.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Most important to your SEO strategy is a consistent publishing frequency of posts per month.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Blogs that <\/span>post more than 10 times<\/span><\/a> per month will see a larger volume of traffic than companies that only post 4 times per month.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Don’t get overwhelmed though! Find a content load that is suitable for you and stick to it. You can always increase as time goes on.<\/span><\/p>\n If you’ve been researching how to increase blog traffic fast, you’ve probably heard a thing or two about backlinks.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Having a solid link building strategy in place is a great way to increase traffic, but you need to tread with caution.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Google will penalize websites that pay for backlinks. Focus on building backlinks from reputable sources naturally.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n This will take longer than paying a company for backlinks, but will work wonders for your page rank in the long run!<\/span><\/p>\n Synchronize your social media strategy with your blogging strategy to create cross-traffic.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n For each blog post that you publish, plan a content calendar to push your links to all of your social media profiles over the course of a week.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you’re creating content that resonates with your followers, you’ll see an increase in traffic on your website and in engagement on Facebook, Twitter, and wherever else they hang out!<\/span><\/p>\n Speaking of social media, try to position your blog in a way that increases the sharability and virality of each post.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n This strategy is can be simpler than many people think! First and foremost, start with crafting a viral headline.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ask a question in your headline, be provocative, and make people <\/span>want <\/b>to click-through and <\/span>check it out!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Much of this article has focused on your own blog, content, and social media.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n While those aspects of your blog SEO strategy are necessities, focusing on partnerships and outside contributions are useful as well!<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Think of ways that you can become a contributing writer for other blogs or websites in your industry.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Backlink these posts to your own blog and you can drive quality traffic to your website and establish yourself as an authority in your field.<\/span><\/p>\n Is the purpose of your blog to promote a local business?<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n If so, you’ll want to focus some attention on local SEO. For example, use keywords that are specific to the location of your business.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n That said, don’t let a local SEO strategy overtake your desire to be a global brand. Building up traffic all around the world is a great way to position your brand as a wide-reaching online business for the future!<\/span><\/p>\n If any of these SEO tips can help you avoid ranking issues it’s this one: don’t abuse keywords in your blog posts.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Google will penalize your website if you stuff your pages with irrelevant or extraneous keywords. This will halt your traffic growth fast.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Don’t risk your page rank. Follow the best practices for the number of keywords allowed in a given piece of content.<\/span><\/p>\n Last but certainly not least, work to create blog posts that are original and address the needs, wants, fears, and goals of your target readers.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Don’t plagiarize or regurgitate content from your competitors or large brands. Instead, view each new blog post as a way to educate your audience and solve their problems.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n This will establish you as an expert and allow you to choose keywords that are unique and specific.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n As mentioned above, this will not only increase your traffic but also increase the <\/span>quality <\/b>of your traffic!<\/span><\/p>\n By putting these 10 SEO tips into regular practice, you’ll be likely to see an increase in blog traffic and all the benefits that come with building an audience!<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n To help get started, consider doing an audit of your current SEO, blogging, and digital marketing strategies. Where are you excelling? Where could you do better?<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Have you tried any of these tips? Know of any that we might’ve missed? Let us know your ideas in the comments!<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n For more actionable strategies for building your business online, check out <\/span>our blog<\/span><\/a>!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It seems like everyone is blogging today – and there’s no reason why you can’t start blogging and making a living off of it! Here are 10 SEO tips that’ll help you promote your blog and gain a lot of traffic in a short amount of time. More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26923,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2201],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-26922","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-marketing"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n1. Research Your Keywords<\/b><\/h2>\n
2. Vary Your Content<\/b><\/h2>\n
3. Be Consistent<\/b><\/h2>\n
4. Get Backlinks Naturally<\/b><\/h2>\n
5. Don’t Neglect Social Media<\/b><\/h2>\n
6. Viral Content is King<\/b><\/h2>\n
7. Guest Posting to Boost Your Presence<\/b><\/h2>\n
8. Think Locally and Globally<\/b><\/h2>\n
9. Don’t Be Shady with Your Keywords<\/b><\/h2>\n
10. Be Original and Solve a Problem<\/b><\/h2>\n
These SEO Tips Will Grow Your Blog!<\/b><\/h2>\n